Women's Leadership Network

On 1/31, armed with prosecco and homemade fudge (thanks, Lisa!), the Stamford WLN Chapter gathered with the purpose of finding out what our members would consider engaging content for the 2019 calendar year.Read more

The Confidence Building Workshop hosted by the Culture Committee in partnership with Lean In Tokyo was held on October 30, Friday. Over 30 members participated. The workshop was designed to enable participants to discover what makes their heart throb, become stronger and realize that it has nothing to do with the evaluation of others nor what they thought they were good at. Read more

The first WLN Japan Mentoring Pilot Program Kickoff/Matching Session hosted by the Career Committee was held on Wednesday, October 24, from 9:30-11:00 at McCann Worldgroup Japan with 15+ mentors and mentees.Read more

IPG’s Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) announced the appointment of Lisa Murray as its new National Chair. Lisa succeeds Darla Price, who will become Chair Emeritus and serve in an advisory role to the organization.

Lisa Murray is EVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer of Octagon Sports and Entertainment Network, overseeing marketing and communications for Octagon agency brands worldwide. Since 2016, Lisa has been the Local Chapter Lead responsible for the 12 WLN chapters across the U.S. Under her guidance, local chapters successfully hosted over 30 events on topics including mentoring, personal branding, negotiation skills and effective communication in the workplace.Read more

I’m the type of person who cries at movies. Partly it’s because I love the catharsis of a good sob – who doesn’t need a good cry every now and again? But beyond that, I believe that both in life and in work, the stories that give us that tear-welling, choked-up feeling do so because they tap into something deeply human, emotionally relatable, or profoundly true.Read more

To wrap up another successful year, the WLN NY co-chairs hosted 24 women for an evening of networking, recruiting, and complimentary headshots courtesy of our onsite photographer. The event served as a tool for existing members to discuss 2019 opportunities with the group as well as for the leadership team to introduce interested employees to the WLN mission and offerings. The overall feedback was positive, especially the complimentary headshots.

The Omaha chapter hosted a donation drive to benefit Heartland Family Services, a local organization with a mission to strengthen individuals and families in the community through education, counseling, and support services.Read more

On October 17 the DC Chapter of the Women’s Leadership Network hosted a private tour of the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ “Fierce Women” exhibit. The tour showcased trailblazing women who succeeded throughout history despite social norms and pressures that discouraged them. A networking gathering followed the tour.

Election Day is drawing near. Women are running for office in record numbers and have won more primaries than ever before, but we heard less than 30% of young women definitely plan to vote November 6th.

The Women’s Leadership Network aims to be a force for gender equality for the women of IPG, so to empower women (and men) to have their voices heard, we’re encouraging everyone to get out and vote!Read more